Description:
Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Sustainability Advisor to join our Power Transmission & Distribution business based on the Beauly – Peterhead 400kV OHL Project to provide support and advice to operational teams on all aspects of environmental management, Consent compliance, developing environmental documentation, meeting legal and company standards and helping deliver a culture of continual improvement. Understand and work with Clients and Regulators to ensure their environmental requirements are complied with. Support on site mitigation, sustainability of works and engagement with local stakeholders and members of the public
What you'll be doing
- Deliver value adding environment projects and support ecological enhancements Contribute and maintain Involved Plans and monitor compliance across the project.
- Liaise with client, regulatory bodies and subcontractors on matters of environmental management and sustainability.
- Produce and update environmental management plans, environmental risk assessments and site information packs.
- Provide on-site advice to operations and design teams on environmental management, compliance and project specific mitigation measures including pollution control and ecological and archaeological protection.
- Investigate environmental incidents and support the business to implement controls to prevent repeat occurrence.
- Ensure implementation of the project environmental management systems on project sites.
- Be aware of any changes to standards and legislation and where applicable recommend changes to systems and processes.
- Deliver environmental training, toolbox talks and undertake onsite coaching
- Mentor and support more junior team members including graduates and placements.
- Produce internal and external reports as required
- Support and conduct audit and assurance activities including facilitating external audits by clients and certification bodies.
Who we're looking for
Essential
- Knowledge of environment management and sustainable development
- Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent competence and experience in Environmental Science or Environmental Management or other applicable disciplines.
- Practical experience and knowledge of environmental legislation, ecology and archaeology mitigation, environmental licences, consent applications and regulators.
- Understanding of ecological and archaeological matters and environmental law
- IEMA or other pertinent professional body membership
- Full UK driver’s licence and flexibility to travel
- Understanding of the utilities/construction/engineering operating environment